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irre arras WILLIAIWT C. SLEEMAN, 0F BRvIING-IAI, ALABAMA.

BRAKE-HANGER BRACKET.

Application filed November 8, 1926. Serial No. 146,982.

rThis invention relates broadly to car truck construction and has particular relerence to means for supporting the brake beams thereoli. The invention will be apparent from the following specilieation when read in connection with the accompanying drawings and the features of novelty will be pointed out with particularity in the appended claims.

ln the drawings*- Fig. l is a side elevation of one end of the car truck having'brake hanger supporting means embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a plan of part of the car truck in Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a transverse section on line 3--3 ot Fig. l with part-s omitted in the interest of clearness;

Fig. 4 is a section online 4 4 of Fig. 3 showing in detail the construction of brake hanger supporting bracket Y Figs. 5 and 6 are, respectively, face and side views of the brake hanger;

Fig. 7 is a detail section on line 7-7 of Fig. 4 showing the brake hanger in place;

8 is a iace view of part of the brake hanger bracket viewed in the direction of the arrow a in Fig. 4 showing the manner in which the brake hanger is engaged with the brake hanger bracket.

Fig. 9 is a view showing a modification.

Referring in detail to the drawings, l0 represents the side frame of a car truck having a suitable journal boX'lQ tor supporting the wheel axle 14. The car truck as shown is equipped with a suitable brake beam 1G consisting olf a compression member 1S, tension member Q0, the usual center strut 22 and brake operating lever Q4 which at its lower end is connected with the usual bottom operating rod 2G. rThe brake beam carries a suitable brake head 28 to which a brake shoe 30 is secured by means ot a suitable key 32.

The brake head and associated brake beam is suspended from the body of the car truck bv means of a plurality ot brake hanger 34 ol' the design shown in Figs. l., 5 and 6. The hanger, it will be observed, is in the r'form ot a link consisting ot side legs 36-36 which are. substantially parallel to one another. a substantially semi-circular arch portion 38, the ends ot which merge .substantially tangentially from the side legs. At their lower ends the legs 36H36 are connected by a straight bridge portion 40. The bridge portion 40 forms the pintle or journal connection with the brake head. The upper circular arch portion of the brake hanger is seated in the slot 42 formed in the brake hanger bracket 44 which in the case illustrated is cast integrally with the truck side frame l0. lt is, of course, to be understood that the brake 'hanger bracket it desired may be either riveted, welded or otherwise made iast to the side trame shown in Fig. 9.

Under normal operating conditions, the brake hanger is positioned as shown in Figs. 3 and 7. In this position it will be noted that the curved or arched portion 38 is seated on a similarly curved bearing portion 46. 'l his curved seat is so formed that the brake hanger can partake ot' an appreciable swinging movement indicated by the different postions thereot shown in dotted and full lines at c and (l in Fig 4. Swinging niovement oi" the brake hanger in the direction of the arrow a' in Fig. 7 is prevented by means ot a depending flange 48 formed integrally on the brake hanger bracket.

The formation of the slot or seat for the brake hanger is such that prevented from jumping out through the open mouth ot thc slot. Reference to Fig. 3 will show that the throat 50 of the slot 42 extends straight across the .tace ot the brake hanger bracket. As thus arranged it is clear that there is a body of metal 52-52 whichl lies in front ot the curved arch portion or' the brake hanger which body of metal serves as an obstruction to prevent the hanger from jumping out while in service. T he portions 52 also serve to limit the swinging movement of the hanger in one direction. 'l`he swinging movement ot the hanger in the opposite direction is limited by a shoulder 53 located at the line where the curved seat of the hanger bracket meets the overhanging part of the slot 42.

To assemble-the brake hanger on its supporting bracket, the hanger is turned to a position 90@ from its normal operating position as illustrated in Fig. 8 so that one of the straight leg portions 36 can be passed through the straight throat- 50 of the slot 4Q. hanger is then swung downward in the direction of the arrow y so as to bring the curved arch portion 38 into the position shown in l'ig.v .7. From the foregoing it is noted that the brake beam is operatively supported by the hanger without the use of keys, pins, bolts, Cotter pins, nuts or the like which are apt to be dislodged or lost in operation. The importance ot this will be recognized by those skilled in the art. Also it will be appreciated The Y that the interlocking connection between the brake hanger and its supporting bracket possesses advantageous characteristics ot great utility.

Though I have described quite specilically the details of construction or embodiment of the invention illustrated, it is not be conetrued that I ain limited thereto since various ino'dilications and substitution of equivalents may be n'iade by those skilled in the art without departing trein the invention as defined in the appended claims.

Vilhat I claim is:

l. In a car truck, the combination with a eide trarne and brake beani thereof, ot a hanger coinprisin g subetantially straight side legsj oincd attheir upper ends by a curved arch portion, the lower ends ot said legs being operatively connected With the brake beain, a brake hanger bracket carried by said eide frame, said bracket having a slot therein the inoutli of which extends in substantially parallel lines acrossI one tace ot the bracket,

said bracket having a bearing surface adj a cent said slot forming a curved seat shaped to correspond to the curvature of said arch portion, a lug extending laterally from said our ved seat for limiting swinging movement of the hanger about said curved bearing pertion as a tulcruin.

2. In a brake mechanism including a side traine, a brake beain, a brake ranger operatively connected With the latter, a hanger bracket secured to said side traine, said hanger having substantially parallel legs united at the top by a curved bridge, said hanger bracket having a bearing surface wllcse crosseectional shape corresponds ibetantially with the curvature o said bridge and abutments extending substantially perpendicular to Said curved bearing surface for liiniting the Swinging movement ci' said hanger.

In witness Wherof, I have hereunto signed iny name.

VILLIAM C. SLEEMAN. 

